when i go to the lens correction tab and enable it, and first select canon as the make, it jumps to the canon EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens profile.

Is this the correct profile? I'm just using the kit lens that came with the camera and is labeled as listed in the title - basically the same name as the lens profile lighroom is jumping to, except instead of ending in STM it ends in II